episode_0074

I’m staring at the guy.

Since the guy openly said he was going to kill me, I’m sure he’ll attack me even harder than before. Just thinking about it makes me tired.

That was the moment.

Swish!

As I continued to stare at the guy, I heard something flying next to me. In a panic, I used my mana to jump back.

And sure enough, a knife was flying.

“What the fuck.”

Knives that had been flying from behind him until just a moment ago suddenly started appearing out of nowhere. This made him need to be even more vigilant about his surroundings, and it was becoming quite a headache.

‘This will put me at a disadvantage.’

No, actually, it’s true that I was at a disadvantage from the beginning.

But strangely enough, I was immune to the guy’s attacks, and thanks to that, I was lucky enough to be able to relax like this, and in fact, the current situation is just right.

A situation where you don’t know when you will die.

Unfortunately, I had no choice but to accept it. It can’t be helped.

I don’t have the ability to deny that.

“But in the end, I’m the one who wins.”

To do that, I first needed to understand the entire situation.

I suddenly had a thought as I watched the knife flying towards me.

‘If you look at it that way, how do you create that?’

magic?

Of course, magic and such exist in this world as well. In fact, magic was used in the later years as an ability that existed in ancient times.

But somehow, I first had a feeling that that wasn’t it.

Because it felt awkward somewhere.

Because there were no orders.

‘So is it a skill?’

A skill that allows you to create and fly knives.

It’s a very possible idea, but then there’s the next problem.

‘Why isn’t my attack working?’

Even though I say I have no ability, the current situation is somewhat difficult to understand. More than anything else, the fact that there is no way to attack is what makes me so annoyed.

‘What’s the problem?’

Is it a problem because it contains mana?

But that doesn’t mean I’ve fired a few bullets that didn’t hit the target. But it still didn’t seem to make any impact.

I played with the dagger for a moment, then decided to leave open the possibilities.

‘What if long-range attacks don’t work no matter what?’

A method with infinitely little possibility.

But at least it explained why my bullet didn’t work, so it was worth a try.

‘Then for now.’

I guess I’ll have to approach the guy first.

One who called herself Charlotte.

As someone who often reads web novels, it was a familiar name, so it was easy to remember. However, more than anything else, I needed to think about the name.

‘Charlotte.’

That name wasn’t even mentioned in the original?

So does this current situation have nothing to do with the original story? Especially that character?

For some reason, I found it difficult to understand.

‘Then why is it so strong?’

Even though it had only been a month since Yusera returned, it was hard to understand why she was having such a hard time, considering she was an S-class Awakened with excellent swordsmanship.

So it was clear that there was something about the guy.

‘So what the heck is that?’

I gritted my teeth and dodged the knife flying towards me. Then I turned around and pulled the trigger to face the knife coming from behind me.

Bang, the bullet flew with a bang and struck the knife.

‘There is no way. Let’s try something.’

After making that promise, a few seconds later I was running, kicking off the ground, approaching the guy as fast as I could.

The guy looked momentarily embarrassed, then immediately flipped over and jumped high.

‘As expected, there’s something there if I get closer.’

I felt that way in many ways.

But still, I could feel a sense of discomfort somewhere, as if that appearance was trying to induce me to keep coming closer.

‘You idiot. Let me think about it.’

There must be a way, and I can figure it out. I’m just too dumb to find it. I guess I needed to think of something else.

‘Let’s just keep approaching it.’

As long as the guy wants something from me, nothing can go wrong unless I follow through with it. Obviously, he’ll just stay the same.

In that case, it would be better to keep trying.

I quickly moved my body and ran forward.

And so time continued to pass.

I couldn’t help but feel even more uneasy.

‘What do you want, anyway?’

Or am I just so stupid that I don’t notice?

With such doubts in my mind, I turned my body and dodged the flying spear.

“Oh, shit, seriously.”

As time passed, the weapons began to become more and more powerful.

It was getting bigger, harder, and for some reason, the speed at which it was flying was also getting faster.

‘Time, time?’

Do you think that kid’s plan is just to show off?

What the fuck?

‘If it was something that simple, it would be fucking ridiculous.’

Then what should I do?

Should I just let go and leave it here?

That can’t be possible. There must be a way.

‘Well, what didn’t I think?’

As I continued to move and think, my head strangely didn’t work very well. It felt really disgusting, as if even this was the guy’s plan.

‘So, you even thought about whether the weapon was actually fake?’

I checked earlier and it was really painful so it’s true.

So, it was necessary to think about the following.

‘Come to think of it, did you actually consider the possibility that it was an illusion?’

With that thought in mind, I paused for a moment.

‘Oh, shit. I couldn’t remember this simple thing.’

There is a possibility that the woman in front is fake.

Of course, if you think about it right now, you may wonder what that means. After all, even that illusion doesn’t work for me.

‘But what if you consider the guy’s original physical abilities?’

In reality, you can’t jump that high, but what if it was fake and you could?

If it’s true, if I just find the truth, my victory is half assured. Now, I can see some possibility of taking it down.

“Hoo.”

I exhaled.

So then where is the truth?

I had to consider the possibility that it was inside here. If it was somewhere else, wouldn’t that be too disadvantageous?

‘So, where are you hiding?’

No, are you really hiding?

I looked around for a moment. No matter how much I looked, I felt quite lost because there was no place to hide.

He quickly dodged the swords and spears flying towards him and then continued with his thoughts.

‘Well, it’s invisible.’

This is one possibility that comes to mind.

It’s not that it’s hiding somewhere, it’s like it’s transparent and I can’t see it. So no matter how hard I try to find it, all I can see is that fake-looking entity.

‘It’s quite possible.’

Of course, if I’m wrong, I lose one hope.

But I couldn’t do nothing, so I gritted my teeth and decided to search.

‘The most likely thing is… … .’

Swish!!

The echo of the weapon itself flying in.

I took a moment to collect my thoughts and wait for an opportunity. Then I sprayed mana around to see if there was anything hiding there.

But as expected, I couldn’t find anything to say.

‘Then here’s the next one.’

Attacking the direction the weapon is flying from.

I waited for a moment for the situation to change. After all, it would be difficult to shoot properly if I kept moving around.

Time passes.

The situation continues to unfold without anything changing.

I just keep my finger on the trigger there.

Then, slowly and slowly, the mana is scattered.

Woohoo!

A quiet space.

I felt like even my breathing was noisy.

It was that moment when only my senses remained.

Swish!

Flew in.

The spear and sword both rushed at me. I turned my body as if nothing had happened and pulled the trigger.

bang!

At the same time, the weapon that flew towards me used mana to return to where it came from. Feeling as if my senses had exploded, I ran straight towards it.

There may be no body there.

Still, I felt the need to run and check.

A situation where mana will soon run out.

That’s why I needed to do everything without waiting.

My attacks that flew past were all passed through as if it were nothing. As if there was nothing there.

But I quickly charged forward with the dagger I had received from Yusera.

And then he cut it down right away.

Crunch!

Support support support!!

A frighteningly eerie sound rings out as you cut it.

Something strange dripped down and there appeared Charlotte. She showed me an expression on her face that I had never seen before.

I didn’t wait there, but lowered my posture and continued the next movement. I put as much strength into my hand as possible and swung the sword naturally from left to right.

The guy looked bewildered, then blocked my blade with a sword that he had picked up at some point.

And then the guy backed away quickly, and I smiled and went inside.

‘I can finally see it.’

I was at a loss as to what to do.

Now I see a way to take him down. I keep swinging my arms a little bit to apply more pressure.

Then, as if aiming, he lifted the gun and pulled the trigger.

bang!

The smell of gunpowder.

There was a ting, a sound of something blocking. I looked ahead and saw Charlotte blocking the bullets with a transparent wall that looked like a barrier.

‘It would be a waste of bullets to attack now.’

I quickly stepped back and stared straight ahead.

“Hoo!”

I let out a deep breath that I had been holding. Then I decided to assess the situation.

It seems that this wasn’t the intended situation for Charlotte.

That was a little funny, so I ended up smiling.

“Wow, I didn’t know it would be this easy.”

I guess I really am an idiot.

As I said that, I picked up the gun again.

“How is it? Are you a little scared now?”

But the guy opened his mouth with a hollow laugh.

“What. From the beginning, my plan was for you to find me.”

“You’re so embarrassed about something like that? Like an idiot.”

I continued speaking in a light tone, when Charlotte suddenly raised the blade and pointed it towards me.

“You know what? Even though it looks like this, I’m a prosecutor.”

“What? Then why have you been doing other shit until now?”

“That’s more convenient. So let’s deal with it quickly.”

Charlotte says so and slowly walks over.

I was a little cautious as I raised my dagger, as I was running low on mana. I hesitated to pull the trigger as I was running low on ammo.

“So, there’s no telling why you were wasting time, kid.”

“I’m waiting for an opportunity. I’m going to launch a powerful attack right at you!”

At that very moment, the guy rushed at me.

I was momentarily taken aback by the speed, and quickly gathered my mana to block the blade.

“Oh my god.”

The force was so strong that my body twisted and I almost fell over, and I clenched my teeth and held on as long as I could. But, funny enough, the guy changed his posture and quickly swung his sword at me.

I had no choice but to use my mana to retreat.

‘That’s right. That kid was just doing that shit to try to drain me.’

And if he hadn’t noticed until the very end, he would have been quietly attacked from behind and killed without anyone knowing.

As soon as I thought about that, goosebumps came over me.

“Ah, what the hell is going on?”

Come to think of it, what is Yuseo doing right now?

No, before that.

‘Why did he insist on saving Yuseo?’

It was a moment when that question suddenly occurred to me.

I stared into space for a moment, then slowly turned my gaze toward Charlotte. She just approached me with a somewhat sinister expression.

“Ha, are you trying to scare me by talking nonsense? I’m not even scared, so just come in now, you idiot.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Charlotte rushed towards me, and I checked her posture.

The moment he was about to strike me with his sword, I blocked it with the dagger I was holding and immediately struck him back. Then I stepped back slightly to assess the situation.

‘Oh, that’s just something like that.’

So now all you have to do is hold on.

[Quest: Yusera’s Help (Completed)]

[Rewards are paid automatically.]

[You have acquired the skill, ‘Swordsmanship’!]

[Swordsmanship]

Knowledge of swordsmanship is pouring out. The ability to use the theory starts from personal ability or knowledge, and you can intuitively use the method. You can also see swordsmanship used by other people.

You have now obtained the hidden piece called Yuseo.

Charlotte must have noticed too, because she frowned.

It was truly a lucky situation.